Transport Carrier Network

What Transport Carrier Network does

Transport Carrier Network, legally operated by Computerized Management Systems, Inc. and headquartered at 500 W. 10th St., Suite 102, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, is a privately held digital freight marketplace that connects shippers directly with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) pre-qualified transport carriers across the United States. The platform is organized around a national network of over 1,850 Freight Centers located in towns, cities, ports, and airports, with search coverage extending up to a 500-mile radius from each Center. Supporting modules include DirectQuote for freight rate quote requests, a Transport Cost Center with Fuel Cost Trip Simulator and Trip Simulator Pro for cost-per-mile analysis, a Load Board System for posting and searching loads across separate shipper and broker boards, an Online Current Location Tracking System for shipment visibility after pickup, and a mobile phone app allowing drivers to download broker loads.

The business serves three primary user segments: shippers (free load posting and freight quote requests), transport carriers (free advertising of parked and en route trailer and truck space), and brokers/freight forwarders (free posting to a separate ShipperNet broker board, with a nominal monthly listing fee to be linked to one or more Freight Centers for direct visibility to carriers in a locality). The platform pursues a freemium-plus-subscription revenue model in which the broker monthly listing fee is the primary monetization surface, while shippers and carriers transact free of charge. Marketing is conducted primarily through the company's own web properties (transportcarriernetwork.com and a portfolio of DBAs including ShipperNet.com, CarrierNet.com, TruckWin.net, SmarTruck.com, NationalTransportDirectory.com, and TransportCost.Net), supplemented by Facebook, Twitter, an FMCSA Carrier Safety Snapshot directory, and a feedback mechanism.

The company operates with no disclosed venture funding, no headcount data, no M&A activity, and no public financial disclosures. It functions as a bootstrapped, asset-light marketplace with modest operational footprint (two published phone numbers, one general email), relying on network density across its 1,850+ Freight Centers and FMCSA carrier pre-qualification as its principal competitive differentiators.

Name

Transport Carrier Network

Legal name

Computerized Management Systems, Inc.

Website

https://transportcarriernetwork.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Transport Carrier Network is a private digital freight marketplace operating 1,850+ U.S. Freight Centers that connects FMCSA pre-qualified transport carriers with shippers and brokers, monetizing primarily through monthly broker listing fees while offering free posting for shippers and carriers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Freight Marketplace

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Spot Load Boards (Open Marketplace) (TLAEAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Digital Freight Brokerage / Freight Marketplace Platforms (TLADAMAO)

Keywords

• Digital freight marketplace
• Load board platform
• Freight broker network
• Transport carrier directory
• Shipping logistics platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Sioux Falls

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Broker Monthly Listing Fees: Brokerage or freight forwarding firms with contact information can be linked to one or more Freight Centers for a nominal monthly listing fee. Transport carriers seeking broker or freight forwarder loads or shipments within a locality can find them through this paid listing.
2. Freight Quote Requests: Shippers can request freight quotes from transport carrier dispatchers who respond via phone or email with return freight rate quotes. While the posting of loads/shipments appears free for shippers, this creates transaction opportunities.
3. Freight Load/Shipment Posting: Shippers can post loads and shipments to any Center at no cost. Loads are automatically posted to both origin and destination Centers, enabling backhaul opportunities. Loads are deleted one day after the pickup date if still available.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Transport Carrier Network operates a digital freight marketplace connecting FMCSA pre-qualified transport carriers with shippers, brokers, and freight forwarders through a national network of ShipperNet Freight Centers in over 1,850 U.S. locations. Shippers post loads or request freight quotes, carriers advertise parked and en route trailer and truck space, and brokers access a dedicated broker board for a monthly listing fee. The platform adds an online shipment tracking system and a Transport Cost Center for fuel and trip cost simulation.

Product overview

Transport Carrier Network operates as a single unified platform (ShipperNet Freight Centers) connecting shippers with FMCSA pre-qualified transport carriers for freight logistics. The core platform enables real-time location of available parked or en route trailer and truck space across over 1850 U.S. locations. Supporting modules include DirectQuote for freight rate requests, the Transport Cost Center for fuel and cost simulation, a Load Board System for posting and searching loads, and an Online Location Tracking System for shipment tracking. The platform serves three primary user segments: transport carriers advertising space, shippers seeking equipment, and brokers/freight forwarders managing loads.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ShipperNet Freight Centers

Quantifiable outcome

• Saves freight costs through better trailer and truck space utilization
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CH Robinson: One of the largest North American third-party logistics providers and freight brokers. Comparable in serving the same shipper/broker/carrier demand pool with brokerage and digital tools (Navisphere), though at significantly greater scale and broader service mix.
• Uber Freight: Digital freight marketplace operated by Uber providing shippers with brokerage and managed transportation services. Comparable to Transport Carrier Network as a digital freight marketplace, but with substantially greater capital, technology investment, and enterprise scale.
• RXO (Coyote Logistics): Large North American freight brokerage and last-mile provider, including the former Coyote Logistics business. Comparable to Transport Carrier Network as a freight broker serving shippers with carrier capacity, though at much larger scale and with broader modal offerings.

Direct peers

• Loadsmart: Digital freight broker and marketplace automating truckload and intermodal pricing and booking. Comparable as a digital freight marketplace using technology to match loads and capacity, though with a more automated pricing model than Transport Carrier Network.
• Truckstop.com: Major freight load board and carrier capacity marketplace for truckload and LTL. Directly comparable to Transport Carrier Network as a digital freight marketplace connecting carriers with brokers and shippers across the US.
• DAT Freight & Analytics: Operates one of the largest North American truckload spot load boards and freight rate analytics platforms. Directly comparable to Transport Carrier Network as a spot load board serving carriers, brokers, and shippers with marketplace and pricing data.
• 123Loadboard: Subscription-based load board serving carriers and brokers in the US and Canada. Directly comparable to Transport Carrier Network as a spot load board with capacity-search and load-posting functionality.

Emerging players

• HaulPay (Doft): Digital freight marketplace providing shippers direct access to carriers with brokerage technology. Comparable to Transport Carrier Network as a digital freight marketplace using technology to match loads with carrier capacity, with a focus on frictionless booking and payment.
• Next Load: Smaller US freight load board serving carriers and brokers. Comparable to Transport Carrier Network as a digital load board with similar core functionality, but operating at a smaller scale and more limited geographic reach.

Others

• FreightWaves: Freight market data, news, and analytics provider (SONAR platform) serving the freight ecosystem. Comparable as a digital freight ecosystem participant serving the same carrier/broker/shipper audience, though it sells data and insights rather than operating a load board marketplace.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/transportcarriernetwork
• Facebookfacebook.com/transportcarriernetwork
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/j-noonan-company

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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